De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer by value, will have to defend in court claims of alleged failure to fully report on the mercury levels detected near its Canadian Victor mine, located close to Attawapiskat First Nation in Northern Ontario.
To scrutinise BHP Billiton’s activities and policies, Des Lawrence spoke to Nectaria Calan of BHP Billiton Watch.
BHP Billiton has approved a $181 million loan for its disaster-struck Samarco iron ore joint venture in Brazil, which will help fund remediation and compensation programs while the mine works towards a restart.
The Canadian company Nautilus Minerals (in which London-listed Anglo American is a major investor) said it was looking to begin mining in PNG’s Bismarck Sea by 2018 as part of its Solwara 1 project.
NGOs and civil society from Papua New Guinea and around the world challenge the development of regulations[1] for deep sea mining by the International Seabed Authority (ISA). Their call for a ban on this frontier industry highlights the need for debate on progressing deep sea mining when alternatives are available.
